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Background: The Middle Eastern species of Eudorylas Aczél, 1940 are revised through an integrative taxonomic approach by combining morphological and sequence data from the mitochondrial COI barcoding gene. Four new species of the genus Eudorylas are described, males and females of three species are associated, DNA sequence data of 11 Middle Eastern Eudorylas species are provided and 15 additional species are discussed. To facilitate their recognition, we provide diagnoses, descriptions, an identification key and distributional maps for all species. New information: The following new species are described from the Middle East: E. avis Motamedinia & Skevington sp. n., E. bihamatus Motamedinia & Skevington sp. n., E. corniculans Motamedinia & Skevington sp. n., E. nasicus Motamedinia & Skevington sp. n. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Species of the distinctive and cosmopolitan genus Dasydorylas Skevington, 2001 in the Middle East are revised. Seven species are documented, and three new species, Dasydorylas dactylos sp. nov., D. forcipus sp. nov. and D. parazardouei sp. nov., are described, and one synonym, D. derafshani Motamedinia & Kehlmaier, 2017, syn. nov. is proposed, based on sequence information from the mitochondrial COI barcoding gene and morphological parameters. Diagnoses, illustrations and distributional data are provided for all studied species. Descriptions of new species as well as an identification key to all known species in the Middle East are also provided. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Middle East species of Claraeola Aczél (Diptera, Pipunculidae) are revised based on morphological characteristics and sequence data from the mitochondrial COI barcoding gene, using a novel COI minibarcode protocol. Four new Claraeola species are described: C. bousynterga Motamedinia & Skevington, sp. nov., C. heidiae Motamedinia & Skevington, sp. nov., C. khuzestanensis Motamedinia & Skevington, sp. nov., and C. mantisphalliga Motamedinia & Skevington, sp. nov. Eudorylas thekkadiensis Kapoor, Grewal & Sharma, 1987 is transferred to Claraeola, C. thekkadiensis (comb. nov.). Diagnoses, illustrations, an identification key, and a distributional map are given for the Middle East species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The genus Tomosvaryella Aczl, 1939 is revised from the Middle East. Fifty-nine species are recorded and 19 of these are new to science: T. acantha Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. ampliasa Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. anahitae Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. bistounensis Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. cyprusensis Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. ellipiensis Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. emaratensis Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. hamounensis Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. kiansiae Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. nimroozensis Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. oshidae Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. osteodes Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. saudiensis Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. soziana Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. spinula Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. subtransvaalensis Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. susa Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov., T. unicorna Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov. and T. yemenensis Motamedinia Skevington sp. nov. are described and illustrated based on sequence information from the mitochondrial COI barcoding gene and morphological parameters. DNA barcodes are provided for 37 of the 59 species. Descriptions of new species, diagnoses, distribution maps and an illustrated key for all species are provided.